ACK!!! no pressure... no pressure...

[Childbride]

all y'all... you don't know what it means to hear your words of encouragement [and i am so wanting to whine right now instead of centering] and Plank [and SVL... and Robert] ... i think that when you invoke my inner tiger about achieving under pressure, you are right.

although i am hearing the chords of dichotomy in my soul between being overwhelmed and being thrilled at the challenge, i remember a favorite story of my Father's.

"you were three. i took you to the local playground at Turtle Creek. i was talking to another father while you were playing at the play ground. apparently, at some point, an older boy challenged you to go stand in a fire ant hill, and you looked at him. you said no. he apparently [this is after the fact, with the respective parents] told you you would be chicken if you didn't do it. darned if you didn't square step in that fire ant bed and stand there, squalling, until i realized what was happening... i ran to get you, ran home with you, got the ants off you... but you never moved."

[NOTE: THIS IS NOT ANY DEGREDATION AGAINST MY DADDY]

'i knew then that anything you put your mind to, you would do. and you have'

and the one question i asked him before he died was if he was proud of me. and he said 'of course'

so i do this, for my Father. i remember the Face of my Father, and i don't care how hard it is, or how many fire ants it takes. [or rumdrinks in the bahamas]

y'all are awesome for your support. thank you.

[marnold***]

the chords of dichotomy

On a lighter note, this would be a great name for a pretentious fusion band.

[Childbride]

On a lighter note, this would be a great name for a pretentious fusion band.

i apologize. i have a great deal of familial responsibility on my shoulders right now, and it has me thinking of my Patriarchy constantly. this vacation is badly needed.

[warren0728]

i apologize. i have a great deal of familial responsibility on my shoulders right now, and it has me thinking of my Patriarchy constantly. this vacation is badly needed.

do not apologize...obviously i don't know you personally but some of your posts are so "from the heart" about your family that it affects me emotionally....my kids are the most important thing in my life and there are posts you have made that help keep me focused not on how i'm feeling but how to maintain a positive attitude for my kids....

hey shiner....cb is a keeper....i hope someday to meet both of you (and that lovely guitar family of yours)

ww

[Childbride]

Warren, you made me smile. i hope that the Shiners meet you, too.

[warren0728]

Warren, you made me smile. i hope that the Shiners meet you, too.

we will....someday!

ww

[luvmyshiner]

hey shiner....cb is a keeper....i hope someday to meet both of you (and that lovely guitar family of yours)

ww

Don't I know it brother!: And as long as I keep her drunk enough, I think she'll stick around.

A little off topic, but it's CB's thread so I can probably get away with it. I got divorced from my first wife (of many) when my son was in the first grade and my daughter was pre-school. You worry about them and your relationship with them. But hang in there brother. Our children are our world and things will turn out fine.

[Childbride]

[that was the closest icon i could come to a raspberry. ]

drunk enough. sheesh.

what was completely schweet about the deal is the kiddos hated number 2 so much that i had an in from the git.

[...]

i adore his kids. i adopted them in my heart from the moment i met them. BG is 21 today. the other is 23, going to be 24 in june. i met them much younger. they love me, i love them. we're Friends, and they heal things in my heart.

it works out pretty nifty for every one.

i learned pretty early in life that if you Treat Everyone Like You Want to be Treated, they often return in kind. not always, but with the Young, and the Loved... it Works.

and i love family. they mean everything to me, and i live to Connect the Dots.

[just strum]

i learned pretty early in life that if you Treat Everyone Like You Want to be Treated, they often return in kind. not always, but with the Young, and the Loved... it Works.

and i love family. they mean everything to me, and i live to Connect the Dots.

There you go, you have the start of a song!!!

[piebaldpython***]

: and i live to Connect the Dots.

Hey CB......does that mean you are planning to get an electric DOT to keep Odyssey company???? Enjoy your vacation!!!